| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 18 | 1.13 |
| 3 | Dundee | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Rangers | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 15 | 0.94 |
| 8 | Morton | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 9 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 14 | 0.78 |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Celtic | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Clyde | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 44 | -25 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Aberdeen | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 11 | 0.61 |
| 14 | St Mirren | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 42 | -29 | 8 | 0.44 |
| 15 | Falkirk | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 57 | -37 | 7 | 0.39 |
| 16 | Motherwell | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 38 | -26 | 5 | 0.28 |
| 17 | Airdrieonians (old) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 68 | -43 | 4 | 0.22 |
| 18 | Third Lanark | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 60 | -53 | 0 | 0.00 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
